Ce Xu

30 papers A 1C 1Misc 1Journal 15Unranked 12
YearRankTypeTitle / Venue / Authors
2026 J jnl
IEEE Trans. Cogn. Commun. Netw.
Ce Xu, Yuan Liu, Jiarong Yang
2025 conf
ICCPS
Liangkai Zhou, Yue Zhao, Yukun Yuan, Ce Xu, Shan Lin
2024 J jnl
IEEE Trans. Wirel. Commun.
Ce Xu, Jinxuan Li, Yuan Liu, Yushi Ling, Miaowen Wen
2024 J jnl
Adv. Appl. Math.
Ce Xu, Jianqiang Zhao
2024 A conf
WSDM
Xinrong Hu, Wushuan Chen, Jie Yang, Yi Guo, Xun Yao, Bangchao Wang, Junping Liu, Ce Xu
2024 J jnl
Period. Math. Hung.
Maneka Pallewatta, Ce Xu
2023 J jnl
CoRR
Ce Xu, Jinxuan Li, Yuan Liu, Yushi Ling, Miaowen Wen
2023 conf
ICPS
Zhenhong Liao, Ce Xu, Wen Chen, Qifu Chen, Feng Wang, Jinhua She
2023 conf
AIPR
Yu Ai, Ce Xu, Yansong Bai
2023 J jnl
J. Electronic Imaging
Da Ai, Xiaoyang Zhang, Ce Xu, Xinlong Liu, Hui Yuan, Ying Liu
2023 conf
AIPR
Da Ai, Xiaoyang Zhang, Siyu Qin, Ce Xu, Ying Liu
2023 conf
VTC Fall
Jie Guo, Ce Xu, Yushi Ling, Yuan Liu, Qi Yu
2023 conf
SmartGridComm
Kang Pu, Ce Xu, Yue Zhao
2023 Misc conf
CISS
Ce Xu, Bo Liu, Yue Zhao
2023 conf
EACL (Findings)
Xinrong Hu, Ce Xu, Junlong Ma, Zijian Huang, Jie Yang, Yi Guo, Johan Barthélemy
2022 J jnl
AI Open
Yu Cao, Yuanyuan Sun, Ce Xu, Chunnan Li, Jinming Du, Hongfei Lin
2022 conf
ADMA (2)
Ce Xu, Xiu Tang, Peng Lu
2021 J jnl
Eur. J. Comb.
Weiping Wang, Ce Xu
2021 J jnl
Adv. Appl. Math.
Ce Xu
2020 conf
SmartGridComm
Ce Xu, Hossein Khazaei, Yue Zhao
2020 J jnl
J. Symb. Comput.
Ce Xu, Weiping Wang
2020 J jnl
Period. Math. Hung.
Zhonghua Li, Ce Xu
2019 J jnl
Appl. Math. Comput.
Ce Xu
2011 conf
ICDMA
Fengying Xu, Guolong Liu, Xiangjun Zou, Zhen Chen, Ce Xu
2009 conf
CSIE (5)
Lingfang Sun, Ce Xu, Jichang Li, Shouguo Wang, Yuheng Zhang
2006 C conf
FUSION
Hui-dong Guo, Xin-hua Zhang, Linzhou Xu, Yuan Song, Ce Xu, Shao-bo Tang
2005 conf
IMSA
Ce Xu, Thinh M. Le, Teng-Tiow Tay
2001 J jnl
IEEE Trans. Veh. Technol.
Andrew Lindsay-Stewart, William C. Y. Lee, Mark A. Schulz, Ce Xu
2000 J jnl
Int. J. Commun. Syst.
Dongsoo Har, Ce Xu, Howard H. Xia
1997 J jnl
IEEE Commun. Mag.
David Lee, Ce Xu
redb/extractors/malcontent.py
← Index redb/extractors/malcontent.py python
import inspect
import json
import subprocess
from typing import Any
from datetime import datetime, timezone

from redb.extractors.enum import Tag
from redb.models.dataclasses import Malcontent
from redb.extractors.extractor import Extractor
from dotenv import load_dotenv
import os

load_dotenv(override=True)


class MalcontentExtractor(Extractor):
    """
    Extractor for malcontent tool from chainguard-dev/malcontent.

    Malcontent discovers supply-chain compromises through context, differential
    analysis, and 14,000+ YARA rules. It analyzes binaries and code to detect
    malicious content and suspicious behavioral patterns.

    Binary can be extracted from Docker image:
        docker cp $(docker create cgr.dev/chainguard/malcontent:latest):/usr/bin/mal /usr/local/bin/mal

    Stores full JSON output for materialized view extraction.
    """

    # Cache version at class level to avoid repeated subprocess calls
    _cached_version = None

    def __init__(
        self,
        filepath,
        log,
        exporters=None,
        index_prefix=None,
        elastic_index=None,
        known_benign=False,
        known_malicious=False,
    ):
        super().__init__(
            filepath,
            log,
            exporters,
            index_prefix,
            elastic_index,
            known_benign,
            known_malicious
        )
        self.malcontent = None

    @classmethod
    def _get_malcontent_version(cls, log) -> str:
        """Get malcontent version, cached at class level."""
        if cls._cached_version is not None:
            return cls._cached_version

        malcontent_path = os.getenv("MALCONTENT_PATH", "/usr/local/bin/mal")
        try:
            result = subprocess.run(
                [malcontent_path, "--version"],
                capture_output=True,
                text=True,
                timeout=10
            )
            version_output = result.stdout.strip()
            if result.returncode == 0 and version_output:
                # Parse "malcontent version v1.21.5" -> "1.21.5"
                if version_output.startswith("malcontent version v"):
                    version_output = version_output[len("malcontent version v"):]
                elif version_output.startswith("malcontent version "):
                    version_output = version_output[len("malcontent version "):]
                cls._cached_version = version_output
            else:
                cls._cached_version = "unknown"
        except Exception as e:
            log.warning(f"Could not get malcontent version: {e}")
            cls._cached_version = "unknown"

        return cls._cached_version

    def _extract_malcontent(self):
        self.log.debug(inspect.currentframe().f_code.co_name)
        TIMEOUT = int(os.getenv("MALCONTENT_TIMEOUT", "300"))
        malcontent_path = os.getenv("MALCONTENT_PATH", "/usr/local/bin/mal")

        malcontent_command = [malcontent_path, "analyze", "--format=json", self.filepath]

        import signal

        try:
            process = subprocess.Popen(
                malcontent_command,
                stdout=subprocess.PIPE,
                stderr=subprocess.PIPE,
                text=True,
                preexec_fn=os.setsid
            )

            try:
                stdout, stderr = process.communicate(timeout=TIMEOUT)
                if process.returncode != 0:
                    self.log.error(f"Error running malcontent, return code: {process.returncode}, stderr: {stderr}")
                    return {}
            except subprocess.TimeoutExpired:
                self.log.warning(f"The malcontent command timed out after {TIMEOUT} seconds, terminating process group")
                try:
                    os.killpg(process.pid, signal.SIGTERM)
                    try:
                        process.wait(timeout=3)
                    except subprocess.TimeoutExpired:
                        self.log.warning("Process didn't terminate with SIGTERM, sending SIGKILL")
                        os.killpg(process.pid, signal.SIGKILL)
                    process.wait()
                except (ProcessLookupError, OSError) as e:
                    self.log.warning(f"Error while killing process: {e}")
                return {}

            try:
                malcontent_output = json.loads(stdout)
            except json.JSONDecodeError as e:
                self.log.error(f"Error parsing malcontent output: {e}")
                return {}

            # Unwrap the Files/<path> structure to get the inner content
            # Structure is: {"Files": {"/path/to/file": {<actual content>}}}
            files_dict = malcontent_output.get("Files", {})
            if not files_dict:
                self.log.warning("Malcontent output has no 'Files' key")
                return {}

            # Get the first (and only) file's content
            file_content = next(iter(files_dict.values()), {})
            if not file_content:
                self.log.warning("Malcontent output has empty file content")
                return {}

            # Extract risk score and level from the unwrapped content
            risk_score = file_content.get("RiskScore", 0)
            risk_level = file_content.get("RiskLevel", "")

            version = self._get_malcontent_version(self.log)

            self.malcontent = Malcontent(
                malcontent_dump=json.dumps(file_content),
                version=version,
                risk_score=risk_score,
                risk_level=risk_level
            )
            self.log.debug(f"Malcontent analysis complete, version={version}, risk={risk_level}({risk_score})")

        except Exception as e:
            self.log.error(f"Unexpected error in malcontent extraction: {str(e)}")
            if 'process' in locals() and process.poll() is None:
                try:
                    os.killpg(process.pid, signal.SIGKILL)
                    process.wait()
                except:
                    pass
            return {}

    def prepare_export_data(self, exporter_type: str) -> Any:
        if exporter_type == "ClickHouseExporter":
            current_time = datetime.now(timezone.utc)

            data = [[
                self.sha256,
                current_time,
                self.malcontent.version,
                self.malcontent.risk_score,
                self.malcontent.risk_level,
                self.malcontent.malcontent_dump
            ]]

            column_names = [
                'sha256', 'analysis_date',
                'malcontent_version', 'malcontent_risk_score', 'malcontent_risk_level',
                'malcontent_json'
            ]

            column_type_names = [
                'FixedString(64)',
                'DateTime64(3, \'UTC\')',
                'LowCardinality(String)', 'UInt8', 'LowCardinality(String)',
                'JSON'
            ]

            return (data, column_names, column_type_names)

    def get_clickhouse_table(self) -> str:
        return "redb_malcontent"

    def extract(self):
        self.log.debug(inspect.currentframe().f_code.co_name)
        try:
            self._extract_malcontent()
            return self.malcontent
        except Exception as e:
            self.log.error(f"Error extracting malcontent: {e}")
            return None

    def tag(self):
        return Tag.MALCONTENT.value